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  2. Krampus in popular culture - Wikipedia

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    Krampus, the " Christmas Devil " of Austrian and Bavarian folklore, has entered the popular culture of North America; [1] Christian Jacobs notes that "thanks to the Internet and YouTube, [note 2] [Krampus] is now very much on America's Christmas radar." [2] Tanya Basu interprets this as part of a "growing movement of anti-Christmas celebrations ...

  3. Halloween - Wikipedia

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    The name "Halloween," of course, is a contraction of "All Hallow's Eve." That's the eve of All Saints Day, or All Hallows Day, as it was popularly known in Britain. As with Christmas Eve and the Easter vigil, the celebration of All Saints Day began with a service the night before, on All Hallow's Eve.

  4. Folk costume - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. A folk costume (also regional costume, national costume, traditional clothing, traditional garment or traditional regalia) expresses a national identity through clothing or costume, which is associated with a specific region and period of time in history. Furthermore it can indicate social, marital, or religious status.

  5. Icelandic national costume - Wikipedia

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    Icelandic woman in the 18th century faldbúningur with the spaðafaldur cap. The Faldbúningur is an older type of costume worn by women since at least the 17th century and well into the 19th. In its most recognized form it incorporated a hat decorated with a curved sheet-like ornament protruding into the air and exists in two variants.

  6. 10 old-school Christmas traditions that are no longer practiced

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    "In the 19th century, the iconography of Christmas had not been fully developed as it is now," Penne Restad, author of "Christmas in America," told History. The idea of Christmas celebrations didn ...

  7. Thanksgiving (United States) - Wikipedia

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    Thanksgiving is a federal holiday in the United States celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November. [ 2] It is sometimes called American Thanksgiving (outside the United States) to distinguish it from the Canadian holiday of the same name and related celebrations in other regions.

  8. Little Christmas - Wikipedia

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    Little Christmas (Irish: Nollaig na mBan, lit. 'Women's Christmas'), also known as Old Christmas, Green Christmas, or Twelfth Night, [1] is one of the traditional names among Irish Christians and Amish Christians for 6 January, which is also known more widely as the Feast of the Epiphany, celebrated after the conclusion of the twelve days of Christmastide.

  9. Christian clothing - Wikipedia

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    Christianity. Many Christians have followed certain dress codes during attendance at church. Customs have varied over time and among different Christian denominations. As with the Bible, the Church Fathers of Christianity taught modesty as a core principle guiding the clothing that Christians are to manufacture and wear.

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